The province also had a record 4,477 active cases on Sunday, an increase of 826 from the total seen on Thursday. A similar bylaw went into effect Monday in the City of Grande Prairie when total active cases within the city and county topped 100. The latest regional breakdown on active cases was:Edmonton zone: 2,179Calgary zone: 1,549North zone: 311South zone: 255Central zone: 162Unknown: 21Active case rate climbingBack in April, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, active cases in Alberta topped the 3,000 mark only twice. Almost six months later, after a summer lull, active cases climbed above 3,000 again last week, and topped 4,000 on Sunday. Alberta broke the record for active cases five times in a row last week, and shattered that record on Sunday.

Source: CBC News October 26, 2020 19:30 UTC